St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-24
THE MORMON PROBLEM.
As Discussed by Mrs. A. J. Bailey of Utal

As Discussed by Mrs. A. J. Bailey of Utah
Mrs. A. j. Bailey of Ogden, Utah
Territory, spoke at the North church
Sunday morning, at the South church
| Sunday evening and at Music hall Mon
day evening, on the Mormon problem
ton society. The Sunday addresses
referred more particularly to the work
of the New West society, the thought
which the speaker specially emphasiz-
ed being that while the Edmunds law
passed five years ago was good and the
Edmunds- Reagan law passed last week
was better, there was no one influence
that accomplished so much or was so
feared by the MormOns as the educa
tiOnal work of the New West commits
sion, which already gathered into the
schools of the territory between 5000
and 1000 scholars, children of Nor
mon, apostate and gentle parents.
The addresses on Sunday made a deep
impression on her hearers, and it was
by the request of a number who heard
her that Mrs. Bailey consented to
speak again in Music hall on Monday
evening.
An unexpectedly large audience
gathered in Music hall. Mrs. Bailey
was introduced by Rev. c. M. LamsOn.
In an exceedingly interesting manner
she told the story of her arrival in
Utah six years ago, alone, without
friends or acquaintance there, to be-
gin her work in the town of Hooper,
35 miles from Salt Lake city. The
gentle who was her warmest support
er proved to be not only a Mormon
apOstate but rejected all religion,
characteristic of the Mormon apostates,
who are often little less than infidels.
Mrs. Bailey's experiences in that first
school were very graphically and in
terestingly told. The children under
Mormon rule are taught to regard this
government as an enemy and the in
tensest hatred is thus fOstered toward
every thing in relation to government
rule. MethOdically taught to believe
that it is the purpose of the govern
ment to crush them out, many are hon
est in their attitude. 1t is the result
of false education. There is no other
way to solve the problem than by ed
ucating them into right ways of think
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West society.
The greatest evil in MOrmOndOm is
the Capitalization of power. by which
the movements of every Mormon
throughout the Territory are easily re-
ported at Salt Lake City. The spirit
of the leaders is the same to-day as in
the past. A single class of 40 contrib
uted nine missionaries pledged to obey
those in authority over them without
question. The work of these mission
aries in Minnesota and other places
was told and the fact noted that Ii 900
converts from abroad came over last
year. The Edmunds law has done a
good work. The people fear it. But
only about one in seven of the men
have contracted polygamous marriages
and only $4,000 were disfranchised by
the law. Those who refused to assent
to the law were imprisoned and at once
became martyrs those who took the
oath were boycotted in business and
ostracized by their old friends.
The position of the Mormon women
was pictured with remarkable power.
Taught to believe, and many of them
honestly believing that eternal death
awaits the apostates, they meekly sub
NIT to and join in the obligations and
services of MOrmOnism. Deeds are
done as black as any on earth, and this
not in Africa but in our own country,
within five days ride of here. Some
wildly drawn illustrations of the hOr
rors of Mormon life were given and the
urgent needs of the society in building
up better educational institutions en-
forced.
After answering some questions ask
ed by the audience, collection was
taken and very interesting meeting
was drawn to a close.
The Bank Cases, etc.
The February term of the United
States court opened at Burlington yes
terday. Motions for continuance were